Sinji JVC is a 50/50 joint venture between Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd and the Taegyong Economic Group, which reports to directly to the Cabinet.
Sinji (pronounced "shinjee") was a lieutenant of Tangun, the first king of Korea in around 3,000 BC, and his mission was to relay communications between the king and his people. In the absence of a written script, he invented one. Sinji dates from ancient history, all Koreans will recognise the name. Sinji symbolises the human intellectual, and he can be considered to be the original Korean IT developer.
Nigel Cowie, a director of Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd, is Chairman of the board of Sinji. Ken Frost and Thae Yong Nam, both directors of Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd, are also a directors of Sinji.
Sinji was established in 2005. Its main areas of operations are:
- Retail (consumer electronics, household necessities etc - product images of the soap range that Sinji sells can be viewed here May Soap) - Software (eg the innovative web based e-learning platform, learnwithelsi)
- Artificial flower manufacturing for export
- SKD assembly/retail: Renewable energy products (eg small capacity wind turbine generators)
The May Soap range that Sinji sells in DPRK
Sinji is happy to provide competitive quotes for writing bespoke software applications, irrespective of the size of the assignment or location.
A full presentation outlining Sinji's software operations can be downloaded via this link Sinji Presentation.
Nigel Cowie and Ken Frost (Directors of Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd) inspecting Sinji's artificial flower factory Pyongyang September 2007
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Sinji JVC is a 50/50 joint venture between Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd and the Taegyong Economic Group, which reports to directly to the Cabinet. 
